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Spend Management Firm Pleo Names New CFO in Push for Profitability
December 13, 2023

Danish FinTech Pleo is reportedly expanding its executive team with a new chief financial officer. The naming of financial services veteran Soren Westh Lonning as CFO is a sign the spend management company is readying to go public, CNBC reported Wednesday (Dec. 13). Among the...

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Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO
December 12, 2023

U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson, Paymentology said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (Dec. 12). “We embarked on a thorough...

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Discover Appoints TD Bank Veteran Michael G. Rhodes as CEO
December 11, 2023

Discover Financial Services has appointed TD Bank Group veteran Michael G. Rhodes as its new CEO and president. Rhodes will assume those roles on or before March 6, at which time he will be appointed to the company’s board of directors, Discover Financial Services said in a Monday...

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The Clearing House Appoints Truist’s Sal Karakaplan as Chief Strategy Officer
December 11, 2023

U.S. payments network operator The Clearing House (TCH) is onboarding a new chief strategy officer (CSO). Sal Karakaplan will be joining the company, bringing over 25 years of experience in banking and payments to his new role, TCH said in a Monday (Dec. 11) news release. Karakaplan served as...

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Goldman Sachs Appoints Wells Fargo Executive Paul Camp to Head Transaction Banking
December 11, 2023

Goldman Sachs has reportedly appointed Wells Fargo executive Paul Camp as its new head of transaction banking. Camp will also become a Goldman partner, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 11). He brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as the head of global treasury management at Wells...

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FinTech CSI Names NCR, FIS Veteran Troy Bradley to Lead Technology Modernization
December 07, 2023

FinTech company CSI has appointed NCR and FIS veteran Troy Bradley as chief technology officer (CTO).  In his new role, Bradley will lead CSI’s technology modernization strategy, aligning its network, security and software engineering initiatives and bringing to market a comprehensive financial services platform with a focus on open architecture, the company said...

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Verizon Adds Former Peloton CMO Leslie Berland to Leadership Team 
December 06, 2023

Verizon Communications has appointed former Peloton Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Berland as executive vice president and chief marketing officer.  Effective Jan. 9, Berland will oversee Verizon’s global marketing strategy, join the company’s executive leadership team and report directly to Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg, the communication technology...

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PayPal Names Fiserv Veteran Suzan Kereere as Global Markets President
December 06, 2023

PayPal has appointed Fiserv executive Suzan Kereere as its new global markets president. Kereere, who will take the role beginning Jan. 1, will be responsible for leading the company’s local businesses and growth strategies in markets around the world, PayPal said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Wednesday (Dec....

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JPM Chase Names J.P. Jolly Head of Commercial Banking Payments Solutions
December 05, 2023

JPMorgan Chase has named Hubert J.P. Jolly the new head of payments solutions for its commercial banking business. Jolly is co-head of global corporate and eCommerce sales at J.P. Morgan Payments, the company said in a Tuesday (Dec. 5) press release emailed to PYMNTS. In his new role,...